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Report - Dunlop Automotive Hose, Huge works, Leicester

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Another of my new Leicester finds, it was the work's interesting water tower that made me swing the motor round. I climbed the tower and was questioned by a fella who was bewildered as to why I had gone up the "crumbling" ladder! After some explanation, the fella decided I "would do old Dibnah proud" and let me in the works that is being stripped for conversion to industrial units.
Some very interesting features remain. This place is huge, and I only saw a fraction of whats there. The labs were quite intact and very interesting, and one part was similar to GKN's Atlas house, as it was the managers domain and very lavish!

The tower

Showing the scale of the works...

Enamal water level indicator

Labs...

Some of the works had clearly not been used for some time...

The more lavish side of the offices

A nice 1950's stylish staircase

And at the top of it the retroness continued. Note the Dept pf Energy poster